monopolize
American Heritage Dictionary:
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mo·nop·o·lize
(mə-nŏp'ə-līz') 
tr.v., -lized, -liz·ing, -liz·es.
monopolizer mo·nop'o·liz'er n.
tr.v., -lized, -liz·ing, -liz·es.
- To acquire or maintain a monopoly of.
- To dominate by excluding others: monopolized the conversation.
monopolizer mo·nop'o·liz'er n.
SYNONYMS monopolize, absorb, consume, engross, preoccupy. These verbs mean to exclusively possess or control: a service monopolized by one company; study that absorbs all her time; was consumed by fear; engrossed herself in her reading; was preoccupied with financial worries.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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monopolize
verb
- To cause to be busy or in use: engage, occupy, preempt, tie up. See action/inaction, used/unused.
- To occupy the full attention of: absorb, consume, engross, immerse, preoccupy. See awareness/unawareness, excite/bore/interest.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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monopolize
v
Definition: dominate, control
Antonyms: distribute, scatter, share
Translations:
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Monopolize
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - monopolisere, have/få monopol på
Nederlands (Dutch)
monopoliseren
Français (French)
v. tr. - (Écon) détenir/avoir le monopole de
Deutsch (German)
v. - monopolisieren
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μονοπωλώ
Italiano (Italian)
monopolizzare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - monopolizar
Русский (Russian)
монополизировать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - monopolizar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - monopolisera, lägga beslag på (ensam)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
独占, 垄断
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 獨佔, 壟斷
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 独占する, 専売権を持つ, ひとり占めにする, 専売する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يحتكر
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - זכה במונופול, השתלט כליל על, שלט על
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 byHoughton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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